US2025049234A1PendingUtilityA1

Shoe care apparatus

Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INCPriority: Dec 17, 2021Filed: Dec 7, 2022Published: Feb 13, 2025
Est. expiryDec 17, 2041(~15.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A47L 23/20A47L 23/205A47F 3/11A47F 3/0434A47F 3/001A47F 3/005A47F 7/08A47F 3/0413
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Abstract

A shoe care device having an accommodation space to accommodate shoes therein, includes a body; a moving body configured to form the accommodation space together with the body and coupled to the body so as to slide between a first location and a second location ahead of the first location; a blowing part configured to circulate air in the accommodation space; and a stopping part configured to limit the sliding movement of the moving body relative to the body within the second location.

Claims

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         13 . A shoe care device comprising:
 an accommodation space to accommodate shoes therein;   a first body;   a second body, the second body slidably coupled to the first body to move between a first position and a second position, the first body and the second body defining the accommodation space when the second body is in the first position;   a blower configured to circulate air in the accommodation space; and   a stopper configured to limit sliding movement of the second body relative to the first body at the second position.   
     
     
         14 . The shoe care device according to  claim 13 , further comprising a heater configured to heat the air circulating in the accommodation space. 
     
     
         15 . The shoe care device according to  claim 13 , wherein the first body comprises:
 an upper body defining an upper surface of the accommodation space;   a lower body located below the accommodation space; and   a middle body connecting rear sides of the upper body and the lower body, the middle body defining a rear surface of the accommodation space, and   
       wherein the second body comprises:
 a base slidably coupled to the lower body; and 
 a transparent window extending upward from an upper part of the base, the transparent window defining a front surface of the accommodation space, a first side surface of the accommodation space, and a second side surface of the accommodation space opposite the first side surface of the accommodation space. 
 
     
     
         16 . The shoe care device according to  claim 15 , wherein the first side surface includes a first fin portion extending upward at an upper portion of first side surface of the accommodation space, and
 wherein the stopper comprises a first stopper located on a first side surface of the upper body and spaced apart from a front end of the upper body, the first stopper being configured to engage with the first fin portion upon the sliding movement of the second body relative to the first body.   
     
     
         17 . The shoe care device according to  claim 16 , wherein the transparent window comprises a front window defining the front surface, a first side window defining the first side surface, and a second side window defining the second side surface, and
 wherein the front window, the first side window, and the second side window are integrally formed.   
     
     
         18 . The shoe care device according to  claim 15 , wherein the second side surface includes a second fin portion extending upward at an upper portion of second side surface of the accommodation space,
 wherein the stopper further comprises a second stopper located on a second side surface of the upper body and spaced apart from the front end of the upper body, the second stopper being configured to engage with the second fin portion upon the sliding movement of the second body relative to the first body, and   wherein the first stopper and the second stopper are symmetrically arranged.   
     
     
         19 . The shoe care device according to  claim 18 , wherein the base includes a hooking portion protruding upward at a side surface of the base, and
 wherein the stopper further comprises a hooking groove located on a side surface of the lower body and spaced apart from a front end of the lower body, the hooking groove being configured to engage with the hooking portion upon the sliding movement of the second body relative to the first body.   
     
     
         20 . The shoe care device according to  claim 19 , wherein the hooking portion is provided as a pair of hooking portions symmetrically located at opposite side surfaces of a rear portion of the base, and
 wherein the hooking groove is provided as a pair of hooking grooves symmetrically located at opposite side surfaces of the lower body.   
     
     
         21 . The shoe care device according to  claim 16 , wherein the second side surface includes a second fin portion extending upward at an upper portion of second side surface of the accommodation space,
 wherein the stopper further comprises a second stopper located on a second side surface of the upper body and spaced apart from the front end of the upper body, the second stopper being configured to engage with the second fin portion upon the sliding movement of the second body relative to the first body, and   wherein the first stopper and the second stopper are symmetrically arranged.   
     
     
         22 . The shoe care device according to  claim 16 , wherein the base includes a hooking portion protruding upward at a side surface of the base, and
 wherein the stopper further comprises a hooking groove located on a side surface of the lower body and spaced apart from a front end of the lower body, the hooking groove being configured to engage with the hooking portion upon the sliding movement of the second body relative to the first body.   
     
     
         23 . The shoe care device according to  claim 22 , wherein the hooking portion is provided as a pair of hooking portions symmetrically located at opposite side surfaces of a rear portion of the base, and
 wherein the hooking groove is provided as a pair of hooking grooves symmetrically located at opposite side surfaces of the lower body.   
     
     
         24 . The shoe care device according to  claim 15 , wherein the base includes a hooking portion protruding upward at a side surface of the base, and
 wherein the stopper further comprises a hooking groove located on a side surface of the lower body and spaced apart from a front end of the lower body, the hooking groove being configured to engage with the hooking portion upon the sliding movement of the second body relative to the first body.   
     
     
         25 . The shoe care device according to  claim 15 , wherein the second body further comprises a turntable coupled to the base, the turntable being configured to rotate about a vertical axis, the turntable and the base defining a lower surface of the accommodation space. 
     
     
         26 . The shoe care device according to  claim 15 , wherein, when the second body is in the second position, a rotational axis of the turntable is located in front of a front end of the first body. 
     
     
         27 . The shoe care device according to  claim 26 , further comprising a motor configured to rotate the turntable,
 wherein the lower body includes a groove configured to receive the motor.   
     
     
         28 . The shoe care device according to  claim 27 , wherein the motor is configured to slide in the groove of the lower body as the second body moves between the first position and the second position. 
     
     
         29 . The shoe care device according to  claim 25 , further comprising a frame body coupled to the first body to connect the upper body, the lower body, and the middle body to each other. 
     
     
         30 . The shoe care device according to  claim 29 , wherein the frame body comprises:
 an upper frame coupled to the upper body;   a lower frame coupled to the lower body; and   a middle frame that connects the rear sides of the upper frame and the lower frame and is coupled to the middle body, and   wherein the upper frame, the lower frame, and the middle frame are integrally formed.   
     
     
         31 . The shoe care device according to  claim 15 , further comprising a frame body coupled to the first body to connect the upper body, the lower body, and the middle body to each other. 
     
     
         32 . The shoe care device according to  claim 31 , wherein the frame body comprises:
 an upper frame coupled to the upper body;   a lower frame coupled to the lower body; and   a middle frame that connects the rear sides of the upper frame and the lower frame and is coupled to the middle body, and   wherein the upper frame, the lower frame, and the middle frame are integrally formed.

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